BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT VESUTAN BEES
05/11/1963
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
OSAKA SAILORS AT VESUTAN BEES
GAME ID: 6912 - SATURDAY, MAY 11TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Osaka Sailors (5-4) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Vesutan Bees (2-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Sailors Win at Vesutan, 2-1
Tadaatsu Sunada could take little solace in pitching a good game. The fact is his Vesutan Bees lost, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Osaka Sailors at Fukuoka Stadium. The winning pitcher was Takahiko Kurata. His record now stands at 2-0. The left-hander went 7.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits for the Sailors. Tom Drill collected save number 1.

Toshimichi Ishii, who finished 2nd in the EL in triples with 9 in 1959, had a direct impact on the outcome. Ishii contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the second inning to put Osaka up, 1-0.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Vesutan manager Jim Harper said, following the tough loss.

The Sailors raised their record to 5-4.
OSAKA BATTING LINESCORE VESUTAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Nakasone 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .243 1 2
S. Hino LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .179 1 2
K. Ota C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .188 0 1
K. Shirai 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .229 3 5
B. Matsumura 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .257 2 4
G. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .233 0 1
T. Ishii CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .091 1 4
H. Takahashi RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
T. Kurata P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 1
   T. Drill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 1 0 13 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Ishii (1, 2nd Inning off T. Sunada, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Nakasone (2, 3rd Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Smith (2, 4th Inning off T. Sunada, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Nakasone 3 , K. Ota , B. Matsumura 2 , G. Smith 2 , T. Ishii 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Takahashi , T. Kurata
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Matsumura-Nakasone-Shirai, Kurata-Smith-Shirai)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Ishii LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .342 0 1
T. Okinaka RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .175 1 5
S. Iwai 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 1 5
M. Shiotani SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 5
S. Yamashita 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
K. Aoyagi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 5
Y. Isobe CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 5
H. Fujioka 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 1 3
T. Sunada P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
   H. Funakoshi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Ikeda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   H. Ogawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 4 13      
a - T. Ikeda pinch hit for H. Funakoshi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Ishii (6, 1st Inning off T. Kurata, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Okinaka (2, 8th Inning off T. Kurata, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Ishii 3 , T. Okinaka 2 , S. Yamashita 2 , Y. Isobe , H. Fujioka
2-out RBI: T. Okinaka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ishii , S. Iwai , M. Shiotani
GIDP: K. Aoyagi , T. Sunada
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
PB: K. Aoyagi
OSAKA PITCHING LINESCORE VESUTAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kurata W (2-0) 7.2 7 1 1 1 4 0 105 0.36   
T. Drill SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kurata 64
Batters Faced: T. Kurata 29, T. Drill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kurata 10-7, T. Drill 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kurata 105-73, T. Drill 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Drill 1-0
WP: T. Kurata
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sunada L (0-3) 7.2 6 2 1 0 11 0 109 3.48   
H. Funakoshi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.40   
H. Ogawa 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sunada 72
Batters Faced: T. Sunada 29, H. Funakoshi 1, H. Ogawa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sunada 9-3, H. Funakoshi 0-1, H. Ogawa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sunada 109-76, H. Funakoshi 2-1, H. Ogawa 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Funakoshi 1-0
Balk: T. Sunada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tadaatsu Sunada
Ballpark: Fukuoka Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 10:35 AM JST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 14012
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